Category Archives: SCARLET+

Exemplary AR Achievement for Team SCARLET

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Louise Egan

The SCARLET team from Mimas attended a dazzling award ceremony, held on 28th November in London, hosted by comedian, writer, TV presenter, Sandi Toksvig. The Mimas-led Team SCARLET project was shortlisted for the Outstanding ICT Initiative of the Year in … Continue reading →

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AR(t) magazine – new article by Matt Ramirez, the Mimas lead AR developer

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

We are really pleased to announce that an article written by Mimas’ Matt Ramirez is featured in the latest issue of AR(t) magazine.  The article talks about lessons learnt and knowledge gained through both the SCARLET and SCARLET+ projects, and … Continue reading →

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Innovation in Education – Augmented Reality, a Manchester Showcase

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Laura Skilton (formerly Shaw)

Mimas have been developing Augmented Reality (AR) experiences for use within education for over two years and in that time we have amassed a wealth of experience, knowledge and examples. We have barely touched the surface of its potential; but … Continue reading →

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SCARLET+ Webinar

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Matt Ramirez

In the recent webinar held on the 16th April, members from the award winning SCARLET team (led by Mimas) shared their experiences of working on the SCARLET+ project team. Testimonials from Rose Lock at the University of Sussex and Jean … Continue reading →

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Keeping SCARLET+ Alive at University of Sussex –

Posted on March 26, 2013 by roselock

Momentum is always a problem when a project like SCARLET+ moves from having staff dedicated to it to being a part of everyday work life. Today is my last day as Project Co-ordinator for the University of Sussex SCARLET+ project … Continue reading →

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And now the end is near, and so we faced the final workshop.

Posted on March 25, 2013 by roselock

Last week we returned to the Library Open Learning Space for our second and final workshop to discuss Scarlet+ specifically and the future of AR at University of Sussex specifically. We were once again joined by our lead academic, Dr. … Continue reading →

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Ding! Ding! Round two – AR in the classroom

Posted on March 2, 2013 by mtgwork

On Friday afternoon we demoed the second, and brand new, version of the Crafts Study Centre augmented reality (AR) app to students at University for the Creative Arts. Originally our lead academic, Adrian Bland, had envisoned AR as a ‘portal … Continue reading →

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Unexpected impacts of Scarlet+ – the project that keeps on giving.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by roselock

I find it interesting to reflect on the unintended consequences of a project such as Scarlet+. Here in Special Collections at University of Sussex the presence of three iPads has had a greater impact on the way we work than … Continue reading →

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Introducing AR to 2nd year students at UCA

Posted on February 8, 2013 by mtgwork

On 25th January the Crafts Study Centre augmented reality (AR) app was introduced to 2nd year students on the Contextual and Theoretical Perspectives course at University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. The SCARLET+ lead academic, Adrian Bland (and Pathway Tutor … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality in teaching, examples from 2012 and people to follow in 2013

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Laura Skilton (formerly Shaw)

I have not found too many examples of Augmented Reality (AR) used in teaching and learning, so I’d love to hear from anyone that has one, or in fact people that would like to work on AR projects in 2013. … Continue reading →

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